School age population, tertiary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
221
Highest
60.88 million
India
Lowest
72
Niue
Median
235,961
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,404
What the numbers show
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 60.88 million in India; the lowest is 72 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 235,961, and the mean is 1.38 million.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (up 129.6%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 45.4%).
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 60.88 million | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 36.45 million | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 12.28 million | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 11.80 million | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 11.09 million | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 10.81 million | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 8.66 million | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 7.34 million | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 6.82 million | 2025 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 5.55 million | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 5.38 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.17 million | 2025 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 4.98 million | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 3.71 million | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 15 | Vietnam | 3.36 million | 2025 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania | 3.24 million | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 3.03 million | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 3.02 million | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 19 | Iran | 2.93 million | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 2.87 million | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 21 | Uganda | 2.62 million | 2025 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 2.52 million | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 23 | Sudan | 2.51 million | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 24 | Iraq | 2.18 million | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 2.17 million | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 2.17 million | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 2.16 million | 2025 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Myanmar | 2.15 million | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 2.05 million | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.97 million | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 31 | France | 1.95 million | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 32 | Yemen | 1.92 million | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Angola | 1.80 million | 2025 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Mozambique | 1.73 million | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 1.70 million | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 1.65 million | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 37 | Madagascar | 1.59 million | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 38 | Algeria | 1.55 million | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.55 million | 2025 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Morocco | 1.48 million | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 41 | Nepal | 1.48 million | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 42 | Malaysia | 1.44 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 43 | Syria | 1.43 million | 2025 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 1.42 million | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 1.41 million | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 1.39 million | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 47 | Venezuela | 1.29 million | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 1.27 million | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 1.26 million | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 50 | Niger | 1.24 million | 2025 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Canada | 1.23 million | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 53 | Mali | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 54 | South Korea | 1.17 million | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Zambia | 1.06 million | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 972,410 | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 59 | Chad | 965,292 | 2025 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Somalia | 934,579 | 2025 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 927,008 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 910,617 | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 875,825 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 856,057 | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 65 | Poland | 844,735 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 66 | North Korea | 827,878 | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 67 | Australia | 814,848 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 759,471 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 69 | Rwanda | 755,134 | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 748,588 | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 711,502 | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 72 | Guinea | 694,657 | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 73 | South Sudan | 689,041 | 2025 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 74 | Benin | 671,853 | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 75 | Burundi | 652,542 | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 606,939 | 2025 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 77 | Bolivia | 565,716 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 78 | Netherlands | 558,312 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 79 | Haiti | 554,269 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 80 | Jordan | 547,646 | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 517,910 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 82 | Romania | 485,980 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 472,477 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 458,603 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 440,818 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Togo | 436,476 | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 431,459 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 392,980 | 2025 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 89 | Israel | 367,839 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 90 | Laos | 353,070 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 341,004 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 92 | Belgium | 328,911 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 315,875 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 94 | Libya | 314,418 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 95 | Central African Republic | 297,211 | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 295,973 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 97 | Liberia | 289,552 | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 98 | Congo | 286,989 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 284,046 | 2025 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Sweden | 283,009 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 281,452 | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 279,642 | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 271,574 | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 104 | Portugal | 269,074 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 105 | Palestine | 263,758 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 106 | Czechia | 260,548 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 107 | Greece | 255,854 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 108 | Hungary | 250,340 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 109 | Mauritania | 247,858 | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 236,359 | 2025 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 111 | Lebanon | 235,961 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 112 | Austria | 230,341 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 113 | Switzerland | 220,964 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 114 | Belarus | 219,825 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 115 | Eritrea | 199,179 | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 186,933 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 117 | Denmark | 180,934 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 177,143 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 119 | Serbia | 176,702 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 120 | Singapore | 169,157 | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 121 | Norway | 160,978 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 122 | Ireland | 159,422 | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 123 | New Zealand | 157,420 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 124 | Finland | 148,703 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 125 | Oman | 139,269 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 136,480 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 127 | Gambia | 133,456 | 2025 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Hong Kong | 133,300 | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 129 | Namibia | 128,761 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 130 | Slovakia | 126,306 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 131 | Botswana | 123,331 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 132 | Kuwait | 122,605 | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 133 | Uruguay | 122,127 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 134 | Lesotho | 115,552 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 111,817 | 2025 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 136 | Mongolia | 110,845 | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 110,787 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 138 | Gabon | 109,945 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 139 | Georgia | 103,376 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 97,166 | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 141 | Croatia | 93,024 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 142 | Armenia | 89,537 | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 80,692 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 144 | East Timor | 77,172 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 75,832 | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Albania | 69,860 | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 147 | Moldova | 67,909 | 2020 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 148 | Lithuania | 64,637 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 149 | Eswatini | 61,374 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 150 | Djibouti | 58,415 | 2025 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Qatar | 52,321 | 2025 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 50,957 | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 153 | Slovenia | 47,940 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46,004 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 155 | Mauritius | 45,848 | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 156 | Latvia | 43,429 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 157 | Bahrain | 40,833 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 39,990 | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 159 | Fiji | 38,376 | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 38,223 | 2025 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 34,794 | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 162 | Guyana | 34,205 | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 163 | Estonia | 33,564 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 164 | Reunion | 30,302 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 165 | Suriname | 26,914 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 166 | Cyprus | 23,843 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 21,709 | 2025 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 168 | Macao | 20,900 | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 169 | Western Sahara | 19,901 | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 170 | Montenegro | 19,200 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 171 | Belize | 19,122 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 17,977 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 173 | Brunei | 16,820 | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 14,297 | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 175 | French Guiana | 13,700 | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 13,509 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 177 | Maldives | 13,190 | 2025 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 178 | Iceland | 12,913 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12,745 | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 12,035 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 11,158 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 10,736 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 10,287 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 184 | Martinique | 9,149 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 185 | Samoa | 9,146 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 186 | Barbados | 8,956 | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 6,139 | 2025 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia (country) | 5,639 | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 189 | Curacao | 5,497 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 190 | Kiribati | 5,354 | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 191 | Tonga | 5,178 | 2025 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 192 | Grenada | 4,113 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 193 | Seychelles | 3,875 | 2025 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 194 | Aruba | 3,464 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,395 | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,106 | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 2,428 | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 198 | Dominica | 2,170 | 2025 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 199 | Andorra | 2,145 | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 200 | American Samoa | 2,089 | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 1,940 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 1,864 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 203 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,613 | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 204 | Bermuda | 1,558 | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,396 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 206 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,291 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 1,249 | 2025 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 1,245 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 1,044 | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 210 | San Marino | 835 | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 211 | Monaco | 819 | 2025 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 212 | Anguilla | 589 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 213 | Palau | 541 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 214 | Nauru | 469 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 215 | Cook Islands | 458 | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 216 | Tuvalu | 364 | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 217 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 186 | 2025 | up 129.6% | falling |
| 218 | Saint Helena | 125 | 2025 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 219 | Montserrat | 123 | 2025 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Tokelau | 112 | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 221 | Niue | 72 | 2025 | up 67.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 298.79 million
- UIS: World 298.79 million
- MDG: World 298.79 million
- WB: World 298.79 million
- UNICEF: World 298.53 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 269.44 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 265.93 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 263.80 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 263.64 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 227.85 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 174.34 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 168.39 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 161.08 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 150.09 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 139.15 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 135.80 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 119.81 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 92.72 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 91.81 million
- WB: Ida Total 91.59 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 91.51 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 88.63 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 88.63 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 88.63 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 88.63 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 88.11 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 85.76 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 85.76 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 73.97 million
- WB: South Asia 71.59 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 71.59 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 69.57 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 69.47 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 69.47 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 69.43 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 68.95 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 68.95 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 68.95 million
- UNICEF: Africa 68.95 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 68.05 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release